College Physics, Volume Ii - 6th edition

Serway, Raymond A. : James Madison University

Raymond A. Serway received his doctorate at Illinois Institute of Technology and is Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. In 1990, he received the Madison Scholar Award at James Madison University, where he taught for 17 years. Dr. Serway began his teaching career at Clarkson University, where he conducted research and taught from 1967 to 1980. His second academic appointment was at James Madison University as Professor of Physics and Head of the Physics Department from 1980 to 1986. He remained at James Madison University until his retirement in 1997. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University in 1977 and of the Alumni Achievement Award from Utica College in 1985. As Guest Scientist at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, he worked with K. Alex Müller, 1987 Nobel Prize recipient. Dr. Serway also held research appointments at Rome Air Development center from 1961 to 1963, at IIT Research Institute from 1963 to 1967, and as a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, where he collaborated with his mentor and friend, Sam Marshall. Dr. Serway is also the co-author of PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, 3rd edition, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 6th edition, MODERN PHYSICS, 2nd edition, and the high-school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. In addition, Dr. Serway has published more than 40 research papers in the field of condensed matter physics and has given more than 60 presentations at professional meetings. Dr. Serway and his wife Elizabeth enjoy traveling, golfing, and spending quality time with their four children and five grandchildren.

Faughn, Jerry S. : Eastern Kentucky University

Jerry S. Faughn earned his doctorate at the University of Mississippi. He is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Eastern Kentucky University. Dr. Faughn has also written a microprocessor interfacing text for upper-division physics students. He is co-author of a non-mathematical physics text and a physical science text for general education students, and (with Dr. Serway) the high-school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. He has taught courses ranging from the lower division to the graduate level, but his primary interest is in students just beginning to learn physics. He has been director of a number of NSF and state grants, many of which were devoted to the improvement of physics education. He believes that there is no greater calling than to be a teacher and an interpreter of physics for others. Dr. Faughn has a wide variety of hobbies, among which are reading, travel, genealogy, and old-time radio. His wife Mary Ann is an avid gardener, and he contributes to her efforts by staying out of the way. His daughter Laura is in family practice and his son David is an attorney.

"I find Serway and Faughn reads the best for students and looks( no kidding, it's important) the best. I like the Quick Quizzes. When I taught this course with previous editions, I almost never used any Conceptual questions because of the difficulty for the students to get much feedback. 'This was mainly because of the large class size, the wide variation of student ability, and the lack of answers for the students. 'With the answers to these questions in the back, that changes my position on this."

-- Edward Oberhofer, Lake Sumter Community College

"Overall, I like the book. 'It is colorful, rich, mature, and reliable.' There are a wide variety of resources available to the students."

-- Eric Ganz, University of Minnesota

"I was very happy to find both Newton's Law of Gravitation, and the formula for the period of a simple pendulum, both appearing in this chapter. By and large, I think the presentation in this book of the notions of velocity and acceleration to be quite successful."

-- Bernard Whiting, University of Florida

"Your book gives great examples. Would offer no changes to that! The organization of SandF reflects the fact that the authors are (of necessity) physicists; what I mean by this is that the order in which mechanics is presented reflects the way a physicist would think. My opinion remains the same; it is one of the best textbooks at this level."

-- Scott Payson, Wayne State University

"The treatment of friction is excellent."

-- Michael Dennin, University of California, Irvine

"Serway and Faughn is a solid dependable general physics text. 'The level is a good fit for our students. There are several good physics texts available at this time, but for our course and our students, Serway and Faughn is the best of the group. 'The level is right. 'The breadth of coverage is good--not too encyclopedic so we don't have to leave out a high percentage of material.' The illustrations are uniformly excellent, which is a major consideration for me."

--Lattie F. Collins, East Tennessee State University

"For me its most attractive features are the photographs of the physics experiments included in the book and the biographies of important physicists whose contributions appear in the book."

-- Ivan Kramer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

"We currently use Serway and Faughn, and I think that the new edition will just improve the book's position for our courses. 'I think the book's greatest asset is the style of the writing, most of the students find it understandable and at their level.' The examples are good for the easy, plug-and-chug, one step problems and often help a lot in the intermediate level."

-- Grant Hart, Brigham Young University

"I have been pleased with SandF. 'I especially like the fact that it has a calculus based sister text. 'Immediately after starting at Samford, I convinced my chair to switch to Serway and Beichner for that reason. 'Your improvements in the 5th edition were useful, and it sounds like you will make another powerful improvement with this edition."

-- Perry Tompkins, Samford University

Submitted By Publisher, December, 2002

PART IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
15. Electric Forces and Electric Fields.

Properties of Electric Charges. Insulators and Conductors. Coulomb's Law. The El ectric Field. Electric Field Lines. Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium. The Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment. The Van de Graaff Generator. Electric Flux and Ga uss's Law.

16. Electrical Energy and Capacitance.

Potential Difference and Electric Potential. Electric Potential and Potential En ergy Due to Point Charges. Potentials and Charged Conductors. Equipotential Surf aces. Applications. Capacitance. The Parallel-Plate Capacitor. Combinations of C apacitors. Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor. Capacitors with Dielectrics.

17. Current and Resistance.

Electric Current. A Microscopic View: Current and Drift Speed. Current and Volta ge Measurements in Circuits. Resistance and Ohm's Law. Resistivity. Temperature Variation of Resistance. Superconductors. Electrical Energy and Power. Electrica l Activity in the Heart.

18. Direct Current Circuits.

Sources of emf. Resistors in Series. Resistors in Parallel. Kirchhoff's Rules an d Complex DC Circuits. RC Circuits. Household Circuits. Electrical Safety. Condu ction of Electrical Signals by Neurons.

19. Magnetism.

Magnets. Magnetic Field of the Earth. Magnetic Fields. Magnetic Force on a Curre nt-Carrying Conductor. Torque on a Current Loop and Electric Motors. Motion of a Charged PARTicle in a Magnetic Field. Magnetic Field of a Long, Straight Wire a nd Ampère's Law. Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors. Magnetic Field of a Current Loop. Magnetic Field of a Solenoid. Magnetic Domains.

20. Induced Voltages and Inductance.

Induced emf and Magnetic Flux. Faraday's Law of Induction. Motional emf (Change of A with Time). Lenz's Law Revisited (The Minus Sign in Faraday's Law). Generat ors (Change in Omega theta with Time). Self-Inductance. RL Circuits. Energy Stor ed in a Magnetic Field.

21. Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves.

Resistors in an AC Circuit. Capacitors in an AC Circuit. Inductors in an AC Circ uit. The RLC Series Circuit. Power in an AC Circuit. Resonance in a Series RLC C ircuit. The Transformer. Maxwell's Predictions. Hertz's Confirmation of Maxwell' s Predictions. Production of Electromagnetic Waves by an Antenna. Properties of Electromagnetic Waves. The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves. The Doppler Effect for Electromagnetic Waves.

PART V: LIGHT AND OPTICS.
22. Reflection and Refraction of Light.

The Nature of Light. The Ray Approximation in Geometric Optics. Reflection and R efraction. The Law of Refraction. Dispersion and Prisms. The Rainbow. Huygens's Principle. Total Internal Reflection.

23. Mirrors and Lenses.

Flat Mirrors. Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors. Convex Mirrors and Sign Conven tions. Images Formed by Refraction. Atmospheric Refraction. Thin Lenses. Lens Ab errations.

24. Wave Optics.

Conditions for Interference. Young's Double-Slit Interference. Change of Phase D ue to Reflection. Interference in Thin Films. Using Interference to Read CD's an d DVD's. Diffraction. Single-Slit Diffraction. The Diffraction Grating. Polariza tion of Light Waves.

25. Optical Instruments.

The Camera. The Eye. The Simple Magnifier. The Compound Microscope. The Telescop e. Resolution of Single-Slit and Circular Apertures. The Michelson Interferomete r.

PART VI: MODERN PHYSICS.
26. Relativity.

Introduction. The Principle of Relativity. The Speed of Light. The Michelson-Mor ley Experiment. Einstein's Principle of Relativity. Consequences of Special Rela tivity. Relativistic Momentum. Relativistic Addition of Velocities. Relativistic Energy and the Equivalence of Mass and Energy. Pair Production and Annihilation . General Relativity.

27. Quantum Physics.

Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis. The Photoelectric Effect. Some Appl ications X-Rays. Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals. The Compton Effect. Photons and Electromagnetic Waves. The Wave Properties of PARTicles. The Wave Function. The Uncertainty Principle. The Scanning Tunneling Microscope.

28. Atomic Physics.

Early Models of the Atom. Atomic Spectra. The Bohr Theory of Hydrogen. Modificat ion of the Bohr Theory. De Broglie Waves and the Hydrogen Atom. Quantum Mechanic s and the Hydrogen Atom. The Spin Magnetic Quantum Number. Electron Clouds. The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table. Characteristic X-Rays. Atomic Transi tions. Lasers and Holography. Energy Bands in Solids. Semiconductor Devices.

29. Nuclear Physics.

Some Properties of Nuclei. Binding Energy. Radioactivity. The Decay Processes. N atural Radioactivity. Nuclear Reactions. Medical Applications of Radiation. Radi ation Detectors.

30. Nuclear Energy and Elementary PARTicles.

Nuclear Fission. Nuclear Reactors. Nuclear Fusion. Elementary PARTicles. The Fun damental Forces in Nature. Positrons and Other AntiPARTicles. Mesons and the Beg inning of PARTicle Physics. Classification of PARTicles. Conservation Laws. Stra nge PARTicles and Strangeness. The Eightfold Way. Quarks. Colored Quarks. Electr oweak Theory and the Standard Model. The Cosmic Connection. Problems and Perspectives.